Veronica Volk
Great Lakes Today Reporter/ProducerVeronica Volk is the Great Lakes Reporter/Producer for WXXI News, exploring environmental and economic issues, water, and wildlife throughout the region for radio, television, and the web.
Previously, she worked general assignment for the newsroom, covering everything from medical marijuana dispensaries to the photonics industry. She is currently producing and co-hosting a true-crime podcast called Finding Tammy Jo with Gary Craig of the Democrat and Chronicle.
Veronica got her start as an enterprise reporter in the Bronx for WFUV Public Radio, and later became the senior producer of their weekly public affairs show Cityscape. She holds a B.A. in Communication and Media Studies from Fordham University and is originally from the Jersey Shore, which is nothing like how it is portrayed on MTV.
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Along Lake Ontario, communities are still battling flood waters.A big dam nearby has started letting more water out of the lake and into the lower St.…
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Due to heavy rains, Lake Ontario is overflowing its banks. Some New Yorkers want to lower the lake level by releasing water from a dam downstream. But...
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Updated Friday, May 26, at 4:45 p.m. The region braced for a long stretch of rain and showers -- weather that could contribute to more flooding. The...
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As heavy rains continued along the southern shore of Lake Ontario, residents and government officials are growing concerned about waves that are eroding...
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Lake Ontario is 20 inches higher than normal, and New York towns along the south shore are filling sandbags and making other flood preparations. In Port...
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Lake Ontario is nearly a foot and a half higher than is usual for this time of year, and New Yorkers living on the south shore are anxiously watching the…
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On a tiny beach at Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo, N.Y., Nate Drag scans the sand and driftwood. He's part of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, and he helps…
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The International Joint Commission, the bi-national group that helps to oversee the Great Lakes, held two public meetings in Buffalo on Tuesday – and...
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A little house on the shore of Lake Ontario is gaining national attention. After being pummeled with water, cold air and high winds, portions of the...
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Second of two parts Unstable ice has been a factor in the deaths of more than 30 people across the northeast and Great Lakes region this winter. One of...